3135-0112 Heritage Fellowships Nomination Form

NEA National Heritage Fellowships

NEA National Heritage Fellowships Nomination Form
Step 1: Complete and submit the form below by Tuesday, May 26, 2026, by 11:59 p.m., Eastern
Time.
Step 2: Submit nomination statement, bio, work samples, and letters of support to the
Applicant Portal, from Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time to Friday, June 5, 2026,
by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time. Your user ID and password to the Applicant Portal will be emailed
to you on May 29, 2026.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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A nominee must be a living U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Nominations must be submitted in English.
Late, ineligible, and incomplete nominations will not be reviewed.
Exceptions to the deadline will be considered only for technical malfunctions that are
the result of failures on the part of NEA systems, as determined by NEA. To be
considered for this exception, you must provide documentation of a NEA systems failure
that prevented your submission by the deadline.
In the event of a major emergency (e.g., a hurricane or NEA systems technological
failure), the NEA Chair may adjust application deadlines for affected nominations. If the
deadline is extended for any reason, an announcement will be posted on our website.
Do not seek information on the status of your nomination before spring 2027.
Nominations will no longer carry over from one year to the next. Nominators will
resubmit nominations each year.

Step 1 is a web form, and it does not have all the features of a word processing program (i.e.,
you cannot format your text with bold or italics, and you cannot use the spelling check feature).
Use quotation marks or capital letters to set off titles of works or productions. We suggest
writing your answers in your preferred word processing program and then copying and pasting
your answers into the boxes provided in this webform.
Take a screenshot of the confirmation page after submitting your nomination to document
your submission.

Nominee Information
Enter the name of the individual or group you are nominating:
*Nominations may be for an individual or for a group of individuals (e.g., a duo, but not an
incorporated organization).

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Nominee First Name
Nominee Last Name
Or
Nominee Group Name
If known, provide your nominee’s contact information:
Nominee Street Address 1
Nominee Street Address 2
Nominee City
Nominee State
Nominee Zip
Nominee Day Telephone
Nominee Evening Telephone
Nominee Email Address
Next, use the boxes below to tell us about your nominee.
Define the nominee’s cultural tradition and/or folk and traditional art form. If you are
submitting your nominee for a Bess Lomax Hawes Fellowship, indicate it here.
(Maximum 50 characters with spaces)

Required Nominator Information:
Provide your name and contact information.
Nominator First Name

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Nominator Last Name
Nominator Organization (if applicable)
Nominator Street Address 1
Nominator Street Address 2
Nominator City
Nominator State
Nominator Zip
Nominator Country
Nominator Day Telephone
Nominator Evening Telephone
Nominator Email Address
If you have any questions, please contact: Email: heritage@arts.gov
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This information is solicited under the authority of the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act, 20 U.S.C. 951 et seq. and is primarily used for the purpose of application
review. Personal data, such as home address or personal cell phone number may not be
released, either in entirety or in part, as exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act. Failure to provide the requested information could result in the rejection of
your application.

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